Category Archives: Family Fun Day

Another fantastic family fun day at New Lanark was held last Sunday 27 August. It was jam packed with fun activities for the kids.

There was a great variety of music from the Easkilbusbies, Mhairi, the Carmunnock Covers and Palmeros. At top of the bill we had the very talented Alastair McDonald, and Carol Laula accompanying her suceessful students from her song writing session Kay Mullen and Pam Fetters.

Scrap the Cap was the serious message from Gordon Mackay, UNISON’s senior vice president, highlighting the union’s promise to smash the public sector pay cap in the coming year… we are worth it and they can afford it.

South Lanarkshire UNISON invites UNISON members, their families and friends to the New Lanark Family Fun Day on Sunday 30 August 11am to 4pm.

There is plenty to see and do with music from Scottish folk singer Alastair McDonald, and acoustic blues rock ‘n hillbilly band 136. More acts to be confirmed.

For the kids there’s even more -with a bouncy castle, balloon modelling, facepainting and birds of prey – and that’s all free too!

And you couldn’t ask for a more beautiful setting than the World Heritage Site of New Lanark, where Robert Owen is well remembered some 200 years later for introducing workplace, social and educational reforms that benefitted the workers, their families and the Cotton Mills too. Find out more about New Lanark athttp://www.newlanark.org/

Getting there free!

Get there for free from Atholl House, East Kilbride at 10am and Beckford Street, Hamilton at 10.15am. Returns from New Lanark at 5pm. Book your places on the bus with the South Lanarkshire Branch Office on 01698 454225/4690.